Barbaric means uncultured, uncivilized. Semi-barbaric means almost completely uncultured, almost completely uncivilized. The prefix semi means half, as in semicircle and semi-autobiographical.. Views.
Fort Hood shooting: gunman among 4 dead. FORT HOOD, Texas - A soldier being treated for mental health issues opened fire Wednesday with a semiautomatic weapon at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding several others before taking his own life as a military policewoman confronted him, officials said.
Brigitte Woosley / Associated Press. Ft. Hood shooter Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, in a courtroom sketch during court martial, says he wants to be a citizen of Islamic State. Ft. Hood shooter Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, in a courtroom sketch during court martial, says he wants to be a citizen of Islamic State.